endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
(very) fortunate person; lucky fellow; fortune's favourite
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
you could say that; that might be so
both (people); the two of them
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
carelessness; careless mistake; blunder; wetting oneself; soiling oneself
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
it is I who should say so
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
to try to do; to attempt to do
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to find someone's fault; to get evidence on someone; to get a lead on someone
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
you'll pay for this!; you'd better keep your mouth shut!; you won't get away with this!
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least